Browns-Bengals: Gameballs & Goats

The gameballs flowed for William Green after his 115-yard effort. Here are the gameballs and goathorns handed out by Browns fans following the team's 34-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Week's ResultsQuincy Morgan got out of town just soon enough to ensure that he drops out
of the Top 5 of goathorns through the year, while William Green is swarmed by
nearly 100 gameballs following his 115-yard performance against the Bengals.
Jeff Garcia, as is often the fate of quarterbacks, shows up in both the
gameballs and goats columns. Green takes over the year-to-date lead as team MVP,
replacing Phil Dawson, who falls behind Andre Davis.

Write-Ins: The Suggs/Green combo, Chad Johnson, "Kelvin Garmon for
gutting it out", "Northcutt for finally catching a ball", "Coaching for keeping
fresh players in the game", "Whoever decided to use Suggs as a receiver", "Fans
who stayed the whole game", Paul Brown, "Finally they played like a team",
"Special mention to the team for toughing it out after 4 turnovers ", "Raleigh
Browns Backers", "The Bengals (For allowing us to win with 4 TO's)"

Suggs & Green figure out how to co-exist. DB's
played great after getting torched last week, and shut up Pepto-Boy. Garcia,
well those 2 picks were really ugly, but the TD passes overshadowed them.
Demar seemed to make a difference on the left side.

losangelesdawg

It is great being able to give gameballs to the
O-line and Green...great game by Shea...best game by Chaun in his two
years....can you give the same player a gameball and goathorns? ...if so
...Garcia

rickyfeacher

Garcia helped himself make up for the 3 TO's he
caused with 4 TD's. We'll need those type up big play's next week.

100 yards rushing for green, 100 yards receiving
for suggs, and garcia played well....some turnovers, but great day....great
defensive effort

mulekicker3

Did Winslow somehow sneak into Aaron Shea's
body?????????

phelix17

Well done, Brownie O. Welcome back, we've missed
you.

yahnke

nice play-calling, recievers

chrisrockins

Kevin Bentley was solid tackling all day.
Especially on Special teams. I hope he can get back in the lineup. Good job
by Hank to shut down C. Johnson

other bjk

I voted to give Garcia both a Gameball and a Goat
-- that's the kind of split game he had

bomeister

Best overall game performance this year, played
the entire 60 minutes...way to go O line and the ever present poised
defense. Kudos to O line on no sacks today and to Ebenezer for his great
pursuit and sack.

ticketblender2

I need more than 3 boxes today. 4 turnovers and
yet complete and total domination! Man, it was great to be a Browns' fan
today!

delacrypto

Turnovers aside, fantastic performance overall.
Offense moved the ball all day without much resistance, and the defense
dominated.

ysufan

In a must-win game, Butch Davis had this team very
ready vs. the so-called next genius (Marvin Lewis) who had 2 weeks to
prepare.

nmbrownsfan

jeff earned BOTH a gameball and goathorns
yesterday

jacooper96

Good offensive game plan

ghostdawg

Except for a bad exchange, a questionable fumble,
and one or two other mistakes, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' 'BOUT!!!!!

dawghowl

Garcia had some struggles early on, but he
rebounded from it nicely, making some big plays and leading the team to
victory. William Green ran the ball hard all game long and kept the running
game going, giving the offense a balanced rushing attack. Lee Suggs showed
his ability to catch passes consistently and turn them into big plays,
giving Garcia an added target in the passing game. The Entire Defense...
from start to finish it was a dominating performance by the defense. Had it
not been for the turnovers we likely would of shut the Bengals out.

jeffdsp

Good game from all 3 aspects. Completely dominated
from the start and got everybody involved. This is how this offense can go if
the coaches just open the play book a little. Everybody expected the Browns
to run it up the middle at 1st and 10 from the 1 (especially the Cincy D)
and they made a great call. That's what fans have wanted to see for the last
2 years. Not run, run, pass, punt. Good job all around (except for the
turnovers...can't beat a good team when you beat yourselves).

evildawg

Henry and Dawson should go to Hawaii, but they
play for Cleveland, so fat chance of that happening.

nadelp

D played well enough to pitch a shut out. All the
backs played well, but T. Smith really dealt out some punishment!

xudawg

Andre with another big play...Chaun and Griffith
both made big tackles in space...first time I've seen Griffith play well
since week 1.

mikepettek

Andre Davis looking like he is becoming a legit #1
WR. With a healthy Winslow, the Browns really only need one other solid WR
to give opposing DB's headaches. If only we had a true possession WR (*cough*
Kevin Johnson *cough*) to keep the D's honest.

gmathiasf

lots of options this week! green ran very well.
suggs was huge in pass offense. play calling was significantly better.
garcia was good but 3 turnovers keep him from getting a gameball. the whole
defense gets a gameball for holding cincy to 1-13 on 3rd down and giving up
no big plays. A Henry gets a gameball for his continued good play (save last
week) and has really blossomed as a coverage corner. my final gameball goes
to ryan tucker (who i personally hate) for bringing some stability to the o
line which was much better this week!

clevelandcraig

Not a great game, a Win is a Win, it was a game we
should have won. T. Smith, Suggs, and Ekuban get a ball for some nice plays.

thejamdawg

The Fans deserve a gameball for keeping up the
intensity. The team as a whole gets one for playing well in spite of 4
turnovers. (Something which cannot happen against a team like the Eagles.)

pghdawg

garcia gets a ball and a goat, for both winning
the game and trying very hard to lose it.

housebot

A lot of heros. these are a few.

section 527 dawg

Paul Brown gets a gameball because... well, he's
Paul Brown!! LOL!!

ccdawg49

William and lee made big plays. Henry didn't allow
Johnson to have any big plays.

frumanchu

Green was a workhorse and got the job done. Dre
Davis appears to be the number one receiver now. Henry did a great job
shutting down Chad Johnson. Aaron Shea...wow, who'd have ever thought I'd
give him a ball?!?

vandalfan11

What a great team effort! Although they still
sucked it up in the first half as far as turnovers go... they made up for it
with staunch defense and a few sparks of light on offense. Andre Davis...
you rock! Just keep getting open and do not listen to anything Morgan says!
Phil- you are the man and always give your best every game... we appreciate
it! William Green- You deserve to be the starting RB, you have improved your
running style to fit the O-line and hav been really productive and
consistent, also your pass catching is really improved from last season! Way
to get back on track professionally and personally. Finally... LEE SUGGS:
You are good, not great but good, come on Jeff Faine could have caught that
flat swing pass and taken for 6. :) Be flexible and recognize that Green is
a better run than you are at this point of your career. ALSO: Aaron
Shea!!!!!!! Kellen who? Keep it up and I'll send back the Winslow jersey and
grab myself a # 83... AWESOME back to back games man!

hogan

Garcia - Jeff is a leader. Can't handle a snap
(NONE have been Faine's fault) but is a leader. I like how he challenges
everyone (including the coaches) and stepped up today. Time will help him
with this offense. But I finally have a leader. Ekuban - not just for todays
game. But this guy was a cast-off (Just like Micheal Myers - playing at a
high level) of the Cowboys and has been consistent and a nice addition for
us. I love the way he plays. Chaun - I can see it with my own eyes bud. You
are getting it. There is no doubt about his physical skills. How many times
does he bring the thunder on someone running sideline to sideline on sweeps,
etc? Keep it up - you are fun to watch.

Dawgalong

Kudos all around for a good TEAM effort. It was only the Bungles though.
This is way fans expect the Browns to play.

endzoneeddie

D-backs plays some good ball as did the whole
defense

revrm19

William finally is beginning to live up to his
hype-too bad he has to be on the verge of losing his job permanently to
bring it out. Lee has been a super player, content to receive passes if the
run doesn't work. Great teamwork from the backfield. Robiskie finally got
away from the generic play calling and got somewhat creative. Good job. Now
let's go get Philly!

chas dawg

The Defense Gets A Gameball The Game Plan Gets A
Gameball

redright

Dre' Davis keeps coming up big even though they
try to ignore him Jeff Garcia... toughed it out Special mention to the team
for not giving up after 4 turnovers Butch Davis...long way to go but he got
them back on track and heading in the right direction....Should Shea be
wearing #80?

jsinct

Finally the Offense Shows up in a game. It would
be nice to improve upon that turnover thing though.

clevelandfan

William Green - Yes, we played one of the worst
run stoppers in the league, but I think Will made a statement who he thinks
should be the RB of this team. Great running in the game!! Entire O - They
overcame the 4 turnovers by Garcia and Suggs, and actually played a decent
game, even with o-line men going down. Entire D - Wonderful game
again...this is probably the most underrated D in the league.

madels

Green has earned the starting position. Suggs is a
great change of pace back and receiver. Ultimately, they will complement
each other.

madawg67

for the first time this year we actually had some
good play calling...maybe we can do it again this week! Go willie!

mamadawg

It was very nice to see the fans support the
Browns well. I was happy to see Garcia be allowed to do what he does well.
Big applause for our running backs and wide receivers. Defense did very
well.

irishmutt

good game, keep it going!!!

gooch923

Give Willy the ball. He ran very hard on Sunday,
always falling forward just like he's been doing all year. Green over Suggs.
Props to Garcia, but even more props to the D.

jothoms21581

our db's shut down their wideouts with some help
from Johnson's butterfingers!

browntothebone

Smith was absolutely sick today almost everytime I
keyed in on him he was laying somebody out like they just talked bad about
his sister. He should be in on every single play that is not an obvious
passing down.

saguaro dawg

Shea- that's what I'm talking about! Henry- after
a bad game, maybe the best player on the team

aqib

Davis gets a game ball for the longest reception
in the history of the team. He was so wide open even Garcia could hit him.
Green and Suggs get the other two balls because they both gained a 1000
yards.

gbeachy50310

RB UNIT: Green, Suggs, Smith -- what an awesome
combination. 100+yds running, 100+yds receiving -- an incredible threat.
GARCIA: If he doesn't throw the 2 picks, he has a QB rating of 151 for the
game. Even with the INTs he came out at 115. DEFENSE: Way to hang in there,
make tackles, control the running game. Still need improved pass coverage,
but overall well done.

caryncbrownsbacker

30 Raleigh Browns backers made the trip so give
them the props!!

weimer19

The Jeff Garcia that threw 4 touchdowns gets a
gameball. Andre Davis for the 99-yard reception and Green for 100 yard
Rushing. Terrelle Smith deserves a mention as well.

htown_dawg

Good strong running by Green. Andre Davis gets one
for the sweet move he put on the DB to get open. Davis - Nice game plan,
Butch. Keep it up!!

Garcia and Faine get the goathorns because it is
week 6 and they still haven't figured out how to snap the ball to the
quarterback.

rickyfeacher

What happened to Frost's punting? We could have
used the xtra 10+ ytds Frost was giving up today.

dp10451

Frost can't have short punts against a good team.
Where did the fans go? Are they so used to seeing a winning team that they
chalk it up as a win and just go home? The seats looked awfully empty near
the end of the game.

jlac20

Johnson, 4 drops way to play baby.....still hate
butch Davis

mulekicker3

Why even have instant replay if you are going to
make calls like that one. Horrendous.

appraiser

no goats today

19kosar19

Garcia may have had decent numbers today, but he
had 3 turnovers to himself...The game was only close because of his poor
ball handling today.

glennchannell

I know, Garcia completed 16-23 for 310 yards and 4
TDs, but he also had two awful throws that were intercepted, fumbled the
SNAP, and tried to pick up Lee Suggs' "fumble" instead of falling on it,
contributing to a 4th turnover. The officials get one for the ridiculous
ruling on the Suggs fumble, and the fans for leaving so early. Go back and
look at some of the shots from the 4th quarter...the stands look empty.

bomeister

Garcia still shows signs of being anxious despite
his best performance as a Brown, 2 INT and missing the snap deep in our own
territory would be disastrous with a tenacious team, say like Philadelphia!
Goat to Butch Davis cause he remains a weasel and always will be despite a
good team performance.

apvic

Frost and the special teams gave us great hope for
this year in the preseason and to this point have been a disappointment. get
your shit together!!!! Why do we get the lame ass announcers every frickin
week ???

delacrypto

Johnson will need all that pepto back after eating
all that crow.

ysufan

I thought the fans were horrible. Too many orange
seats showing...and when you have gloves on, you must yell to make
noise...not clap!

timcouchsucks

Garcia, you looked Good but you had way to many
turnover. I would like to see a week where you didn't fuckup a snap.

jacooper96

Garcia tried to get a goat, but made a couple big
throws to negate his big mistakes. Good job by refs giving gals a freebee.

ghostdawg

Faine and Garcia need to hang out, toss some
brews, meet some girls, do some bonding. That should fix that snap thing. Oh
yeah, and a little 'stick um'. Who's got Lester Hayes' phone number?

dawghowl

TV Announcers who in the world were these guys?
calling butch Bruce Davis? and calling Terrell Smith Jeremi Johnson? LOL.
They really had no clue about either team The Refs: They need to have their
eyes checked. How can u not see that Suggs knee was clearly down before the
ball came out??? what a horrible call. Quincy Morgan: I know he had a TD
catch. But 1 catch for 10 yards? I expect more production out of him. He
just isn't getting it done. He better step it up or he wont be here next
season.

jeffdsp

Horns for Jeff Garcia only because of another
fumbled snap. The interceptions are going to happen no matter who the QB is
(just ask Favre, Elway, and Marino) even though fans in Cleveland think you
suck if you even throw 1. So no horns for that, just fumbling the snap...4
in 6 games is unacceptable.

evildawg

Butch still gets a goathorn, because he hasn't yet
handed over his resignation. We beat the Bungles, big deal. So did my mom,
and she's dead.

nadelp

Not much good happened on special teams and Quincy
has about worn out his welcome.

xudawg

Those TV guys were absolutely dreadful, messing up
names, laughing about it...and Garcia needs to learn how to take a snap,
didn't give him horns, but I gave his hands horns

mikepettek

I don't mind keeping Dee Brown on the roster as
long as Jackson is hurt, but we have to find a better KR. I don't want to
injure Davis, but what happened to CJ Jones? or Even Andre King? Also, Target
didn't have the portable propane tanks for our tailgate party, meaning we had
to set up a makeshift grill. Ruined three Brats because of it

gmathiasf

after a week like this it is hard to give horns,
luckily I have backlogged goathorns to hand out. Butch Davis gets one
because he is Butch Davis. Q Mo gets one because even though he got another
TD that once again was his only catch. He is not an every down receiver
Butch. I actually give a horn to the entire WR unit because with the
exception of Andre Davis, they are a disappointment.

clevelandcraig

I have seen better coaching at a pee-wee level.
The team came together and made it happen, however as the yo-yo goes up the
yo-yo will go down.

thejamdawg

Hey Chad, looks like YOU'RE the one who needs the
Pepto! On the subject of Suggs' "Fumble" (Why I'm giving goathorns to the
officials.), HE WAS DOWN! What video were you watching in the booth?

housebot

Couldn't find anyone to give em to.

thespazdawg

No Way that suggs fumbled that ball, goathorn to
you refs. We have been given the worst, most ignorant, idiotic, moronic
fools as TV announcers this year.

garcia has to stop turning the ball over. BD
almost got too cute at the end of the first half. Officials blew the suggs
fumble call.

frumanchu

Fowler: when you come in and pass block *worse*
than Garmon, that says something. O-Line (specifically pass blocking):
Garcia gets a pass on the bad plays because of some of the good ones, but
the pass blocking is still horrid. TV Announcers: Good Lord, my grandmother
and 15-yr-old brat neighbor would have been more competent commentators.

vandalfan11

Robert Griffith the "veteran". #24 consistently
gives up big plays, especially touchdowns on simple man coverages against
bigger and slower TE's.. When will Butch realize that he can no longer keep
up with the younger players on the team... i know we are waiting for Sean Jones and everything but in the meantime put in Crocker for Griffith, not
Little, he is just in a slump. NORTHCUTT: I dont know who you are... you
play like your being forced to be out there, I know you arent happy but if
you consistently under-perform just sit out and let Alston line up for you.
When Aaron Shea starts running better routes and catches more balls against
the same coverage its time to give it up, and punt returns, comeon!!! You
are not worth the money we have paid you.! GERARD WARREN: Uh... did I miss
something I dont think made a single significant play although I heard
Ekuban and Meyers name plenty even Roye once but no Warren: Give your money
to Shea he deserves it more than you do you piece of glass!!

yogi8

no horns today.

hogan

Gotta start with the special teams unit - Phil,
love the consistency on the FGs but the kick-offs need work. Great
improvement towards the end of the game but we can't let them get to the 45
yd line after we gain momentum. Officiating crew - The WORST SINGLE replay
decision of all time. How do you not reverse that? Led to a 7 point gift -
but the officiating has been costly to the Browns this year. Andre King -
nit picking here - but please Andre - act like you are a professional. I
mean run a route two yards short and then jump up and down because you don't
get the first. The act is getting old.

Dawgalong

I'm giving the coaches goathorns, Not for this week but for last week.
I'm STILL P****D off about that. One game doesn't make up for the season.
The coaches will need to show dramatic improvement over a period of time
while showing us some semblance of consistency before I let up on them.

endzoneeddie

The Browns Fans for being so SKITTISH about the
Teams chances this year

revrm19

We could have been in the fifties if Jeffy boy
knew how to hold onto the football, and if he remembered we are the ones to
throw to, not the other team. Cad, drink up the pepto!

chas dawg

Suggs did not fumble that ball!

redright

Robiskie...How does Andre Davis get one catch for
99 yards in the opening minutes, is punished, is removed from the game? DUH!
Rosburg...Puts Chad Mustard on Return team? How about teaching him North and
South? Better- don't let him touch the ball...Better- sideline observer!!!

jsinct

I blame Pete Garcia for a lot of things.. but the
write goat goes to Chad "I'm an idiot" Johnson. Nice way to motivate your
opposition.

clevelandfan

Jeff Garcia - 3 turnovers!!! Really needs to take
better care of the ball, and I'm sick of the missed exchanges. But, he made
up for it with 4 TDs, he only gets the goat for the 3 turnovers. Lee Suggs -
I'm wondering if he still may be hurt, with only 1.5 yrds rushing and a
fumble, he may have permanently given the starting job to Green. His 100
yrds rec. is a big plus though, and shows how the Browns can utilize both
back on the field at the same time. Bungles Uni's - Boy are those things
hard on the eyes!!! Chad Johnson - I wonder how much Pepto he's drank since
the game. At least he got our D motivated.

madels

If it was not for dropped passes of the Bungles,
our DBs would have looked even worse. I can't tell whether it is the
coverage or the players -- but its not pretty. Lord help us against Philly
if this bunch puts up that kind of performance next week.

irishmutt

blown calls,again!!!!!

jothoms21581

two interceptions and another missed snap! that
part should be easy.

r22weiss

Too many turnovers!

saguaro dawg

Garcia- GREAT game but dude needs to take some
fumble recovery drills

aqib

The poor clock management at the end of the first
half was only mitigated by the fact that the Bengals are really an awful
team. So for that I have to give a goat to Butch. I would give a goat to
Garcia simply because Cutt, Davis, and Suggs were the ones who made the
three plays that accounted for more than 200 yards. But he made the clutch
throws he needed to make. So leaving no players to give goats to I am giving
the other two goats to Butch as well.

gbeachy50310

GARCIA: Dropped snaps? Trying to pick up a fumble
and run with it? I know you are trying to make things happen, but sometimes
you have to make the safe play. 2 INTs in a game is too Couch-like for my
taste. I gave you a gameball, but you deserve a goathorn, too. SPECIAL
TEAMS: Kickoff returns and punt returns were really awful. Cutt really
pulled down his average return with a weak performance. We need to greatly
improve our return game. TUCKER: Every week with a penalty = goathorn. Great
having you back, it was obvious how much we need you. But I stick by my guns
-- penalty = goathorn for you.

weimer19

The Jeff Garcia the threw 2 INT's (I know at least
1 may not have been his fault) and could not just fall on the "fumble" by
Lee Suggs. The officials for calling that play a "fumble" and then not being
able to reverse it. I understand the rule states "undisputed evidence" but
Suggs was clearly down. Also Garcia has to learn how to take a snap.

htown_dawg

Officials - Hello!!!! That wasn't a fumble and get
out of the way of the freaking ball when it's in the air!!!!! Garcia - Yes,
I know he threw for 4 TDs, but you just CAN'T fumble the snap. You just
CAN'T. Jeff Faine - See Garcia, Jeff.